Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- The High Court Trial-at-Bar has issued summons on former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda and 13 others directing them to appear in court on January 24 in connection with the abduction, torture, extortion and conspiracy to murder eleven persons in 2008 and 2009.

Accordingly, indictments consisted with 667 counts under Penal Code would be served on fourteen accused on next call date.

Attorney General Dappula de Livera PC had earlier requested the Chief Justice to direct that criminal proceedings into this controversial case be instituted in the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar after considering the nature and the circumstances relating to the commission of the offence and the complex nature of the available eviden...